People in the Orange suburb of Glenroi, in central west New South Wales, have been left grieving after one young resident took his own life. Unfortunately, they're not alone - last month the New South Wales Government launched a parliamentary inquiry into youth suicide. Now the family and friends ...

A country town in New South Wales is mounting a push for a national freight hub, which it's hoped will play a vital role in making Australia more competitive. But there are concerns the Brisbane to Melbourne Inland Rail project, which would give the freight hub momentum, is not moving quickly ...

Almost a year ago, the city of Orange in the central west of New South Wales lost one of its major industries and employers. Lateline's John Stewart checked back in with some of the workers who were mde redundant, to find out what they're doing now....

Former ABC Managing Director David Hill will give evidence about the sexual abuse of British child migrants sent to Australia between 1913 and the mid-1970s to an inquiry into institutional child abuse in Britain this week....

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Australia's biggest outdoor art gallery in western Victoria will officially open in a couple of months. The silo art trial is promising to bring thousands of tourists into small, struggling communities. Emily Stewart caught up with some of the artists and their subjects. ...

Last financial year's budget deficit was $33 billion, a big number, but lower than projected by $4 billion. Though lower than forecast in May, it's still three times what was set out in the Coalition's first budget after returning to power in 2014. And gross national debt will reach ...

There is often an intimate connection between a patient's health and their legal problems. Across Australia provide free legal assistance or referrals when it is clear patients are in need of legal help. There are over twenty such collaborations and we examine one of the biggest where works ...

The recent clash between white nationalists and protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia reminds us that race is and always has been an explosive political issue in the United States. In part one we looked at the period from the end of the Civil War through to the beginning of the 20th century and in ...

Ageism and the abuse of elderly Australians is on the rise. It's a surprising trend given that our population is aging and the culture that we set now is the culture that well inherit later. A couple of months ago, the Australian Law Reform Commission has released recommendations to safeguard older ...